Earlier this year, we had a burst pipe in our utility room, which flooded the downstairs of our house.
We made a claim with our insurer, Policy Expert. We had several problems along the way but they eventually came back with a figure of £4,611 for the repairs.
However, the quotes we got from tradesmen suggested it would cost more than double that at £9,553.
Cleaning up: But the agreed insurance payout was far less than this reader expected
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The United States is behind some of the world’s most vital and innovative medications, but it also sells them for the highest prices.
Earlier this month, the federal government approved a blood clot therapy that costs $3.5million per dose — making it the most expensive drug in the world.
But a bevvy of prescription medications have sky-high prices attached to them – mostly because they are on the cutting edge of science and target some of the rarest and hardest-to-treat
This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a complete list of the prices they negotiate with private insurers.
The insurers’ trade association had called the rule unconstitutional and said it would “undermine competitive negotiations.” Four hospital associations jointly sued the government to block it, and appealed when they lost.
They lost again, and seven months later, many hospitals are simply ignoring the requirement and posting nothing.
But data from the hospitals that have complied
